Feminista Jones joins Akua & Sam to talk about kink, race, patriarchy, sexuality, and the historic and cultural complexities of being an African American woman into BDSM. She also tells us about her upcoming book “Reclaiming Our Space: How Black Feminists Are Changing the World from the Tweets to the Streets”.

Fuck It (Topic of the Day): Points of Discussion include: discovering the difference between bottoming and being a sub, patriarchal norms influencing views on d/s relationships, personal BDSM journeys, reconciling shame as it pertains to being a black person into BDSM, empowerment thru kink, dealing with abuse while being in a d/s relationship, Race Play, the intersection of BDSM and Chattel Slavery, BDSM as an aid in healing from sexual trauma, African Americans disjointed sexual histories, sex and black academia, the glory and pitfalls of Twitter and Facebook, Kevin Hart, Cancel Culture, problematic favs and allowing for growth, black masculinity and black femininity in perceptions of d/s relationships, pegging, how patriarchy can foster abuse in BDSM communities, being the right kind of person for Kink, & much more!

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